Botryoidal Hematite Natural Mineral From Filon 12 Mfiz Taouz Morocco
Size-
4cm x 2.1cm x 1.3cm
Weight-
35g
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Botryoidal hematite is a common iron oxide form featuring grape like rounded surface masses with a metallic or sub-metallic luster.
Mineral class- Oxide
Crystal system- Trigonal
Hardness- 5-6.5 on the MOHs scale.
Rock formation- Found in sedimentary rocks (such as banded iron formations),hydrothermal veins and as a weathering product in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Botryoidal habit formation: Forms when iron rich mineral fluids or gels precipitate and microscopic fibrous crystals radiate outwards from centralized nucleation points into open space,creating smooth,rounded,bubbly external layers.
